Initiated a reciprocal animal trading program with the 

 important aquariums of the cowatry 



Established a public aquarium information committee 

 composed of the curator-director of this institution 

 and those in New York, San Francisco, St c Augustine, 

 and Cleveland,, 



Prepared and made available over 1500 initial brochures 

 and fact sheets, requested and received newspaper* radio 

 and TV coverage and support. Surveyed trusts, funds, 

 businesses and individuals to gather fund raising data. 

 These have to date included conservationists, sportsmen, 

 yachtsmen, eivie=>minded individuals, and figures in marine 

 and wa termor iented industries „ 



Raised sufficient operating funds to support the above 

 activities o 



Advanced an educational TV programming involving six 

 one-half hour shows on a local commercial station,, 



Initiated and published a bi-monthly technical and 

 informative professional journal AQUASPHERE, distributed 

 at present in 25 states and 19 foreign countries. 



The Aquarium should provide the following; 



1. Stimulate the Desire to Learng This educational institution 

 will ask quesTions as"weTTas provide answers. 



2. Broaden Public Knowledge g The fast pace of space exploration 

 should not obseufe~The fact that we must live on this earth, 

 and knowledge of the aquatic world around us is increasingly 

 important for our welfare and survival. 



3 ° Re-establish _a Vital Facility; Boston had one of the earli- 

 est and, for many years s The finest aquariums in the country. 

 It is self-evident that a seaport city with a vast fishing 

 industry needs again to have a major public aquarium. 



4. Provide A warene ssof _our Fishing Heritage; Far too few per- 

 sons in New EnglandTare* today instructed~in the tremendous 

 importance of the fishing industry to the founding, growth, 

 development and present importance of the seacoast of New 

 England „ 



5„ Provide Qualif i^ d Prof ess ionals g There is an urgent need 

 for interesting €he youtn^of~~iEh"is country in choosing the 

 studies of oceanography, water control and water pollution, 

 and becoming professional scientists in these fields. With- 

 in the Aquarium building, there will be excellent opportunities 

 for initiating such studies „ 



